John couldn't help but feel bad for Lana as she stood frozen in the same spot for almost a minute... his eyes trailed to her fisted hand and he sighed deeply... he wished there was a way he could help her but the only help he could render to her was make her feel comfortable during her stay in the house... but he doubted she would be because of Damon's presence... He slowly approached her and tapped gently on her arm when he got to where she was standing...
Lana, who was in a complete daze, was drawn out of her daze when she felt a light tap on her arm; she turned to see who it was and found the nice older man staring at her with a warm smile on his face... his smile strangely made her feel a bit better... "Would you like some dessert..." He asked in a gentle tone, and Lana almost Burst out laughing... Dessert! Right now! This couldn't possibly be the worst time to ask her such a question... of course, she didn't want dessert... she almost choked just a few moments ago, and now he was asking her if she wanted dessert...
Lana ran her hand through her hair and tugged on it a bit... "You know what, I want some..." She responded and walked back to where she was sitting before Damon decided to ruin her meal... Even though John had asked her if she wanted dessert, he was a bit taken aback that she really wanted it... He was sure she would reject it and probably would have lost her appetite after what had happened. He only asked her hoping to cheer her up a bit... "I will be right back..." He said, and Lana nodded... she watched as he walked away towards another door that was at the far end of the room... she couldn't help but wonder where that door led...
The entire dining room was silent as she sat there and waited... he didn't poison her... thankfully... she was awfully relieved about that...she didn't even know how to feel anymore... everything felt like a good dream and nightmare happening all at the same time... the good part of the nightmare was the house and the luxury while the bad part was him... if he wasn't here she wouldn't have considered it a nightmare, but a pleasant dream that she didn't want to wake up from... but the constant fear that he was still lurking around and could come back into the room whenever he wanted because it was his house stayed in her mind...
How long would it take for the dessert to arrive, and what kind of dessert was he going to serve her... another thought pooped up in her mind when John wouldn't return, and she scoffed at her own thoughts... she folded her hand across her chest and sighed deeply... "I have to get out of here..." She muttered under her breath... how the h*ll was she going to escape such a fortress without getting caught and then brought back to him... she was sure this time he would kill her for real...
At that moment, John walked back into the room with a tray in his hands, and a light bulb immediately lit up in her hand... A chance to escape was right in front of her, and she couldn't see it.... she watched as John walked towards her with a warm smile on his face... "Here is your dessert", He informed and placed the tray gently in front of her...
Lana's eyes trailed from John down to the dessert that was placed in the tray, and she immediately swallowed... her appetite, which had been lost, found its way back to her... it was a Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake with Mini Fruit Tartt filled with pastry cream. She couldn't remember the last time she had such wonderful delights, it had been years since she last had any desserts together and she didn't waste a single second before digging in... the smile on John's face became brighter as he watched her face lit up when she took a bite out of the strawb ry swirl cheesecake...
Any plans tLanalana had of escaping were put on hold as she devoured the dessert... she couldn't stop herself after just one bite, it was just so good... the mini fruit tartts were to die for... she turned to look at John and smiled Warmly which made the butler chuckle... he was glad that she was felt better and hoped Damon wouldn't come back into the room... he had to think of a way to convince Damon about her... he had to make sure he was okay... her bright smile reminded him of her mother... how could he ever forget her... she looked just like her... if only things like that hadn't happened back then, he couldn't help but wonder how things would have went. All the anger Damon felt wouldn't exist in the first place... she wouldn't have lived such a hard life... she would have lived happily with her parents...
He sighed deeply, wishing he could go back in time and correct the things which couldn't be... but John knew it was just a delusional thought... The best he could do was make sure things in the presdidn'tsn't turn out like the things from the past... he had to stop the past from repeating itself all over again...
Lana on the other, the hand was engrossed in what she was doing... she was trying to determine which topping she liked the most, and even though it was just for a few minutes, she felt relaxed like the world wasn't weighing on her shoulders about to crush her... but deep at the back of her mind, she knew this peaceful moment would soon come to an abrupt end and there was nothing she could do to stop it...
What she would give for a peaceful life.
That was all she ever wanted...